LegalizeThe Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017
Made: 21st February 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 23rd February 2017
Coming into force: 1st April 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(2) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015[^f00001].
Citation, commencement and interpretation
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- (1) This Order may be cited as the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017 and comes into force on 1st April 2017.
- (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
Appointed day
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The day appointed for the coming into force, insofar as not already in force, of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table) is 1st April 2017.
SCHEDULE — PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST APRIL 2017
| Column 1 Provisions of the Act | Column 2 Subject Matter |
|---|---|
| Section 20 | Meaning of “community participation body” |
| Section 21 | Meaning of “public service authority” |
| Section 22 | Participation requests |
| Section 24 | Participation requests: decisions |
| Section 25 | Decision notice: information about outcome improvement process |
| Section 26 | Proposed outcome improvement process |
| Section 27 | Power to decline certain participation requests |
| Section 28 | Duty to establish and maintain outcome improvement process |
| Section 29 | Modification of outcome improvement process |
| Section 31 | Reporting |
| Section 32 | Annual reports |
| Section 33 | Ministerial report |
| Section 34 | Guidance |
| Schedule 2 | Public service authorities |
Signed
KEVIN STEWART — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 21st February 2017
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order appoints 1st April 2017 for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) to the extent that they are not already in force—
- sections 20 to 22
- sections 24 to 29
- sections 31 to 34
- schedule 2
Those provisions relate to the making and determination of participation requests under Part 3 of the Act.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 24th July 2015. Sections 141 to 143, 145 and 146 came into force the following day.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2015 asp 6.
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